Microsoft revealed today on the official Xbox YouTube channel that the score for their upcoming shooter game Gears of War 4 is done by none other than Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi, the man responsible for that opening sequence theme that so many are familiar with.
A behind-the-scenes look at the work going into the game’s music was released, featuring commentary for Djawadi, as well as others working at developer The Coalition, such as their studio head Rod Fergusson. It features quite a bit of footage from the game’s single player mode as well, showcasing how some of the music, visuals, and gameplay all tie together. Check it out:
Ramin Djawadi also earned himself a Grammy nomination for his work on the Iron Man movie franchise. Other credits include Pacific Rim and the Person of Interest show on CBS, giving him quite the impressive resume. This isn’t his first trip into the world of video games and game adaptations either, as he wrote the title track for the recently released Warcraft movie.
Gears of War 4 is a Microsoft-exclusive third-person shooter game, the fourth in the series previously developed by Epic Games and their well-known design director Cliff Bleszinski. The franchise is a pretty testosterone-heavy action romp, featuring a squad of grizzled future soldiers battling against an insidious alien threat with the power to wipe out humanity. While 2011’s Gears of War 3 seemingly wrapped up the story, and 2013’s Gears of War: Judgment served as a prequel to it, the upcoming Gears of War 4 begins a new story arc in the same universe, with a brand new cast of characters, some of which are related to the older, more well-known ones, such as former protagonist Marcus Fenix.
With Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi on board, Microsoft is showing that they are sparing no expense in their efforts to keep one of their biggest exclusive titles alive and well.
Gears of War 4 releases on October 11th, 2016. It’ll be an Xbox Play Anywhere title, meaning that if it’s bought for an Xbox One, a PC version can be acquired for free, and vice versa.
